CORVALLIS -- Brandin Cooks has been named one of the three
finalists for the Biletnikoff Award, Oregon State announced Monday afternoon. Below
is the official release:

TALLAHASSEE,
Fla. – Brandin Cooks, a junior from Oregon State, has been announced as one of
three finalists for the 2013 Biletnikoff Award given annually to the nation's
outstanding college receiver.

The
Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc., the creator and sponsor of the
Biletnikoff Award, also announced Mike Evans, a sophomore from Texas A&M,
and Sammy Watkins, a junior from Clemson, as the other finalists.

Cooks is on
the verge of several Pac-12 receiving records and already has OSU records for
career receiving touchdowns with 23, single-season touchdown receptions with
15, single-season receptions with 110 and single-season yards with 1,560.

The
Stockton, Calif. native is Oregon State's first finalist for the award since
Mike Hass received the prestigious honor in 2005.

Fans may now
help determine which receiver will win the 2013 Biletnikoff Award by voting as
often as once daily at the Biletnikoff Award Fan Vote website. Fan
voting will close on December 4, 2013.

The top
single aggregate fan vote for receiver will count as the equivalent of one
national selection committee vote for winner.

The
Biletnikoff Award winner will be announced live on ESPN's The Home Depot
College Football Awards Show on December 12, 2013.

The
Biletnikoff Award recognizes the outstanding receiver in college football. The
award recipient is selected by the Biletnikoff Award National Selection
Committee, a group of over 214 prominent college football journalists,
commentators, and former receivers. The fan vote counts as one additional
vote. Receivers may be added to the watch list as their season performances
dictate.

The
Foundation's charitable mission is to provide college scholarships to
North Florida high school seniors who have overcome significant barriers to
achieve at the highest academic and extracurricular levels. The Foundation
awarded $750,000 in scholarships in 2013 alone and expects to increase that
amount in 2014.